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echitin

echitin noun: a glucoside with IUPAC name [(2S,4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-[5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-7-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate.

Noun

echitin (uncountable)

  1. A glucoside with IUPAC name [(2S,4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-[5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-7-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate

Origin of echitin

Derived from the plant in which it was found: Echinops echinatus

Questions about echitin

What does echitin mean?
Echitin means a glucoside with IUPAC name [(2S,4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-[5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-7-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate.
What part of speech is echitin?
Echitin is a noun.

Words near echitin in the dictionary

  1. echioceratid
  2. echioceratids
  3. echioidinin
  4. echistatin
  5. echitamine
  6. echitin
  7. echium
  8. echiums
  9. echiuran
  10. echiurans
  11. echiurid

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